The traveler in the corridor interrupts his wanderings and while pretending to observe the landscape, he sticks his nose onto
the window as when he was a child
(Hermann Broch, The Sleepwalkers)
Oper(O) were invited by TEDx Academy Athens to present their own vision of ‘The Journey’, which was the topic of the event in 2012.
In collaboration with 70 singers, actors, and musicians, Oper(O) created their version of «Wayfarer’s Songs» (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen)
by G. Mahler. TEDx Academy Athens viewers experienced a unified musical installation aiming to forge an atmosphere of wandering, emotion and introspection
created by one single musical installation, which initiated an existential journey to explore who we are, which is our destination and what we carry in our “baggage”.
Arrangement - Orchestration:
Nikos Galenianos, Yorgos Ziavras
Yorgos Ziavras, Despina Stefanidou
Franca Papandreou, Katerina Charou
Erifili Giannakopoulou, Eleni Panagiotopoulou, Stamatis Pakakis, Eydokia Moisidou, Nikos
Galenianos, Christos Dalianis, Penny Deligianni, Thanos Zisis,Aggeliki – Zoi Karagkouni, Elisavet
Papageorgiou, Marialena Politi, Natalie Fisher, Evi Chioti, Nikos Psathas
Orestes Carydas, Dimitris Drosos
Clarinet / Bass Clarinet:
Mirka Athanasiadou, Manos Vavadakis, Akis Georgalakis, Katerina Deligianidou, Nantia
Diamantopoulou, Stella Elmatzoglou, Chara Zi, Roula Kalavritinou, Antonia Kalaitzi, Anna Livieratou,
Mirto Makridi, Maria Malikouti, Aggeliki Mitka, Fotini Mouska,Kostantinos Moutsis, Vaggelis Baltas,
Thodoris Baxerlis, Dimitra Bahtsevanidou, Theoni Orfanou, Marilena Orfanou, Lina Panteliadou,
Dimitris Papadoloulos, Aimilia Papatheohari,Dimitris Papatheoharis, Despina Petta, Vicky Polihroni,
Ioanna Rabaouni, Sotiris Sideris, Natasa Spinthouraki, Thanos Tassopoulos, Anna Tzortzi, Mihalis
Hatiris